| Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | Nemesis Fighting |
| Date | December 10, 2010 |
| City |  Punta Cana, La Altagracia |
Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Nemesis Fighting. It was originally scheduled to take place on November 13, 2010 in Punta Cana, La Altagracia. [1] [2]
The event was postponed to avoid a storm the new date for the event being December 10, 2010. [3] The company also promised a "live" internet stream of the fights on December 13, 2010 but that did not happen. [4]
The event has been marred by accusations that fighters were not compensated. [5]
Keith Jardine has been accused of greasing in the fight, [6] they had no judges and the time for the rounds were kept by a mobile phone. [7]
John Dodson claimed his fight with John Moraga lasted 17 or 18 minutes. “It was unorganized," said Dodson. "They didn’t have anything well put together.” [4]
The promotion reportedly owed at least $233,000 which was never paid. The case has been taken up by the U.S. Secret Service. [8]
Nemesis Fight Promotions has not hosted an event since and their website has been suspended. [9] [8]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light heavyweight | Keith Jardine | def | Francisco France | Unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light heavyweight | Mike Nickels | def | Kyle Seals | Submission (armbar) | 1 | N/A | |
| Flyweight | John Dodson | def | John Moraga | Unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Terry Martin | def | Josh Martin | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Middleweight | Chaun Sims | def | Oscar Sosa | Submission (armbar) | 3 | N/A | |
| Light heavyweight | Eliot Marshall | def | Chris McNally | Submission (armbar) | 1 | N/A | |
| Lightweight | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | def | Alejandro Villalobos | KO (punches) | 3 | N/A | |
| Heavyweight | Paul Buentello | def | Kerry Schall | Unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jose Tezanos | def | Travis Marx | Unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
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